Jumping Description Jumping is the transfer of weight from one or both feet to both feet. A jump can be divided into three parts: take-off, fl ight and landing. Landing safely is an important skill to focus on when learning to jump, leap or hop. For more details, please see the ‘landing’ activities in the ‘stability’ section of this resource.
Jumping for distance(or horizontal jumping) is important in sports (e.g. athletics, long and triple jump) and in other games and activities (e.g. elastics). Jumping for height(or vertical jumping) is used in many sports (e.g. high jump, basketball rebound, rugby line-out, vaulting in gymnastics) and in many playground games and activities (e.g. using a skipping rope).
Learning cues Jumping for distance
bend knees – crouch position
swing arms back, then quickly forwards
explode forwards from crouch position
push off from toes – toes are the last body part to leave the ground
land with heels fi rst and knees bent to absorb the shock
Description
Jumping is the transfer of weight from one or both feet to both feet. A jump can be divided into three parts: take-off, fl ight and landing. Landing safely is an important skill to focus on when learning to jump, leap or hop. For more details, please see the ‘landing’ activities in the ‘stability’ section of this resource.
Jumping for distance (or horizontal jumping) is important in sports (e.g. athletics, long and triple jump) and in other games and activities (e.g. elastics).
Jumping for height(or vertical jumping) is used in many sports (e.g. high jump, basketball rebound, rugby line-out, vaulting in gymnastics) and in many playground games and activities (e.g. using a skipping rope).
Learning cues
Jumping for distance
Jumping for height